Hub and journal box



May 24, 1927.

1,630,219 H.YW. SANFORD ET AL HUB AND JOURNAL BOX Filed Dec. 21, 1926 s Sheets-Sheet 1 Ma 24 m2? E630 219 y H. w. SANFGRD ET AL HUB AND JOURNAL -BOX Filed Dec, 21, 1926 s Sheets-Sheet May 24,1927.

H. w. SANFORD ET AL HUB AND JOURNAL BOX FiledDec. 9 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 May 24,,1927.

H. W. SANFORD ET AL HUB AND JOURNAL BOX,

Filed D50, 21, 1926 M3 134, N227, H. w. SANFORD ET L 1,630,219

HUB AND JOURNAL BOX Filed Dec. .2 192 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 1,6 0,21 May H. w. SANFORD ET AL P 3 HUB AND JOURNAL BOX Filed Dec, 1926 s Sheets-Sheef 6 r 1x17 v 615 ,meibio bearing or bearing box is cylindricalan'd [of uniform diameter. [The entire; axle is preferably'of this form, inforder'that it may be made of cold drawn steel, a processwhibh is economical and also-affords steel" rofg -high quality, :Whereby'an axle of'a given diameter is made stronger than can be made of hot rolled commercial steel. r h B is the floor of the car body. 1 TnT-thel form shown by the dr-awings, this floor; isiof d g p ax'le box, "D," has a transverse horizontal make room,.for thepedestal orhousing, Q, whichsurrounds the axle bear ng or; axle box'body, D, The upper part of sa d pedes talhas-a horizontal face, C resting against wood. Its lower raceisireeessea t B to the wood floor, as shown by Figs. 4, '5, 7, 8

and 9. On thefloor above therecess, B ,is a 5 metal Washer plate, B through V which extend tourfbolts, B as will appearifurther on, I J l On, each side] of, the pedestal-and therewith: are two lugs, (1 which :bear up- Ward' and side'wise againstfthe;-*'adj acent arms, B ,4 Bolts, B extend downward 5 through thesvasher plate, B ,,the floor, B,

the adjacentarm Bfland the. adjacentlug, Ciand bind said'partsto each other. I The 'drawingsshow foursuchboltseapplied t0 thepedestal;

t I The pedestal or'axle box housing, 0,, ex-

. tendsentirely. around ""the axle box body.

The inner end of the pedestal has an, upi

i 7 right wall," G Whiclrhasan. oblong orifice,

C the longer axis of which is upright.

The "size, of this orifice rislsuiiicient to re-; .ceive theaxle, A, and to pjermit liinited up nd downf. movement [of the axle in. the

" housing.. ;;,r 1 The I outer end of the housing, the end nearer the wheel, has noru'pri ght Wall inte-l 'gral with theihousingp A removable thrust thereto-by horizontal bolts, C

plate, F, surrounds theYaxle and extends across theend of the] housing and is secured extending throughthe thrust plate, F, and thecap, F

-described further on, and each}of said bolts M dust excluding asher plate, [C surrounds; the axle, A, A'coiled spring, C surrounds having its headresting in an upi.',iglit' e105,; C formed in the adjacentflug, C saidslot extending upward. through the upper [face of thefilug, G and the inner part of" the slot {being large. enough to receive the bolt head -and the part of the slot outward,

from the bolt headfbeing too narrow for the passing of said heady The thrust plate" has an oblong opening, F through which the axle, A,extend s. .The long axis of said opening is upright; "and said opening is only large'enoughto receive the axle and permil; limited up andfdown movement of the axle relative to the thrust wall and housing;

Between the inner end of the axlefbox, D, and the end wall, Cf ofthe -housing,a

the axle between the washer p'late and the:

end wall, l) and presses the washer plate yieldingly against thewall, C of the house 111 v C? in the end wall,pC?, bi the housing is Betweenits..ends,-the' upper faceof the ridge orsumn1it, .D resti ng against the lower face of the, upper. wall of the pede'stal or housing, a Saidfijidgje or summit' is trans verse to'the bearing boxaxis and iorms'a .li'neon which thebearing Ibox'may; relatively rock on the. lower face'otjthe jupperiwalliof the housing, 1 this feature "contributingdto 1 making th s" at self aligningjaxle bearlng, suohgas! 1s alreacly lmown, ntlns'fart; The

rocking abovelmentio nedis oiiia l'iorizontal By this means, tlie oblong-opening,

face. Ont-each side of the bearingboxare' two upright faces,D. whichfbear against corresponding faces, Cf y o'n the inner side faces of the housing, C. I These faces, D?

and Cfl-Ypermit the 'rela tive frocking of the axle boxabove described, bu't limitrocking of the axlelbox relative'to the housing ,on an upright f axis, i 4

v {The inner. or right-hand end offthe bear e- 'xleand th P of i i 100.

.ing box has an uprightwall, Dflwhich fits hashno end wall 'formed intgral with said box. A ring, Dfl surlf'oundsithe{axle and bears againstthe endof said box. The main part 0t s'ald r ng s 1n aplane transverse to} the axle." Saidflringhas an outer flange, Difwhich extends over apart otjthe inner 'fa'ce ofgthe box. Parts, D of, said flange are bentjintd recesses, D fo rmed on the outer"i"a'ce.ofthe axle box. B and 8); Bythis means, saidl'ing isremo'vably securedto theiaxle'loox Ajinetal sleeve, D, forms a lining for the axlebox. Said sleeve has a slot,D extending from end tofend V of the sleeve. At the outer end of the sleeve, its lower edge is bent downward to form a tongue,.D extending into av recess, '1), formedin the inner face of the axle box, whereby the sleeve is held'j against rotation and against outward;movement, Holding the sleeve,immovablefis ffl the purpose of q keeping the ports, D and D in'alignment 2 t with, eaclrjother, asQnext 'deScribedJ Antifriction rollers, E, occupy thespacebetween the axle, A, and: the sleeve, Theends o'fsa1d rollers almost meet the wall, D and the ring, '1). Thus said endsare not'en-' gaged'ancl are' freefrom end thrust In the lower part ofthe axle box are two 4 ports, D fl a nd' alignment with each ;of i

said ports, the sleeve, D", has a.port,D 4.

Lubricant is to pass upward from the lower part ofthe housing, C, through said.- ports to the rollers, E, as will be described further on. t l

I The'thrust plate, F,-has.near.its upper edge and near itslower edge a port, F The outer edge of the plate, F, is flush with the outer face of the housing, C. 'The p art of 'washers, J,Zsurround the axle,

the plate, F, which is opposite the wall of the housing, C, is madethinner. than the rest of sald plate, whereby an annular shoulder, F, is formed to extend over a part of the inner face ofthe housing and-a similan ofthe cap is apertured to .receive theadja,

cent end of the hub, G of the wheel,G.- To permit up-and-down movement .of the hub, this aperture is made oblong, the longer axis being upright. Extending out ward from said web is a circumferential flange, F. ()n the upper part of the cap is an oblique upward extension, F having an outward-directed oblique face, F. From said'facea cylindrical recess, F flextends obliquelydownwardand toward the thrust plate,

F. From'said recess a passage, F leads toward the thrust plate and through the inner face ofzthe flange, F, of the cap. Into the recess, F is to be fitted anysuitable device, F to receive and transmit lubricant into thezpassage, F. This may be a 'nipple'or screw. plug of well-known form for connection with a grease" gun.

At each side of the cap, F, is a laterally directed lu F which is apertured to re ceive one ofthe bolts, C each bolt extending also through the adjacent lug, F of the thrust plate, being on the outer end of the bolt.

secured to the housing.

In the space between the thrust plate, F,

of the hub, two A. The diameter of said washers is less than the space enclosed by the capflanget, F but the washers have radial wings, J approximately. to the :inner face of said flange. i

Between and the adjacent flange, G

the outer washer, J, and thecap web, F two dust excluding vrings,.'J sur-- round the hub. Between said r1ngs-1s,a; ring, J of felt or simllar packing mater al,

The rings, J and J and the washers, Jf,

fill-the space between the web, F and the;-

tion on the lugSQC I and the washers,J ,.:J J and J3, and the axle, and a: part of said; lubricant will fall F, and the slot, C the nut- By this. means the thrust plate and the cap are well.

which reach thrust'plate, F," to suchextentonly aswillallowthe washer-s, J, to .at'times 'turn on" the 'axle byfrictional engagement with the endofithe hub, G whichihubturns'with the wheel, GI wiir v For assembling, the housing is; secured by thebolts, B7. Then the axle, A,-i s' put into position; Then the washer, G and the spring, D ,:and' the axle box, D, and'the rollers, E, and the ring are put-into posi-- tion. vThen the. bolts, C are put intO posi Then the thrust plate cap,.F,lare placed in position, the bolts, extending through the lugs or ears 011 'tl16 thrust plate and the cap. A part of the lubricant flowing-or driven throughthe passage F may gOjthIOUgll the upper port, F and thence1downward to the on the partsof the outer edges of the wash;

ers, J which arebetween thewings l and flow thence downward along said washers into the, space above the lower part ofithe flange,iF of the cap, F, and flow thence through the lower grease port, F' into the part of the housing may-be filled with lubri cant to any desired extent. Fromthis'accumulation of lubricant,there will be flow up lower part of the housing. Thus thelower ward through the ports, D and D into v the space-surrounded by thesleeve lining, D

Thus the rollers, during their travel around the axle, willreceive ample 1ubri-,

cant, This .flowbf lubricant throughthe ports, D tan'd D ill be facilitated the" relative downward movements of the axle in the housing, such downward nrovement be- 'ing permitted by the oblong openings in the; thrust platean'd in the inner end wall, C 1 I a of the housing, as already described, the I downward movement of the axleand the; axle boxing; tending to force the lubricant upward through said ports. 1 'WVhen the hub, G

thrust plate, F. and rotates, frictional engagement made between the end of and the adjacent washer, "J, causes partial or complete"rotation; of said washers.

Repetitions of this action will cause more presses towardthe i the hub i and more partial or co nplete rotations of said;

washers, whereby the wings," J on said washers are caused .to -carry lubricant vvup I ward-abovefthe axle and to the upper part, of the interior [of the cap, Thus "flow through the upperport, F ,1nay again occur.

1 Ordinarily the wheel,;G, will he made, fast on the axle by means, ofa'pin extending. through the axleand the wheel hub at A If the wheel isto be .looseflthe pin is to be removed froinA and the same or another pin insertedthrough the axleat A for'holding the wheel against outward movement on v p the axle while the wheel is free to turn 01111 7 the ,axle. .L,,When' the wheelis loose, lubricant .is to be i V serted: through the port-{G into the lubricant passage, G v i "VVhen-the carhody shiftsztoward theleft,

the end thrustl'istaken by the thrust" plate,

' as together constituting ar-housing structure "whichcompletely surrounds the axle box and ring-structure surrounding the axle box and 1. In a railway car,'the combination I an axle anda wheel surrounding the' axle, of'an axle box surrounding the 'axle,'a housthrough which the axle extends and which is adapted to exclude dust and to serve asa lubricant reservoir, lubricant-being at suit abletimes forced from grease gun through the screw plug, F

'WVe claim as our invention, with ing" structure surrounding the axle box and closed for retaining lubricant andexcluding 'dirt and comprising ath'rust plate and a cap between which is anupright annular recesscommunicating ,at its lower. part with the "lower part of the interior of the portion of the housing in which the axle box is located and said cap having alubricant inlet, and

means in said annular recess for carrying lubricant upward from the lower part 01 said recess, substantially as described. r

2. In a railway @car, the combination'with an-axle and a wheel.surrounding-the axle,

of an axle box surrounding the'axl'e, a housclosed for retaining I lubricant and excluding r-dirta nd comprising a thrust plate and amp between which is an upright annular recess communicating at ts lower part, with the lower part of the interior of the'portion of.

the housing in which the axle box is located, means I in said annular recess for carrying structure surrounding the axlebox and.

lubricant upward from the lower part of I said recess, and a lubricant-conducting passage extending through tia'llyasdescribedn said cap, substan- In a railway car,'thecombination with i an axle and a wheel surrounding the axle, of

an axle box surrounding'the axle, a housing I: closed for retaining lubricant and excluding dirt and comprisinga thrust plate and. a cap betweenwhich is an upright annular recess communicating at its lower part with the lower part of the interior vof the portion of the housing in whichltheaxle boxflislocated,

means in said annularrecess for carrying lubricantu'pward from the lower part of sa d recess, a lubricant-conducting passage -;extending through said cap and alubricant receiving device seated on said passage,'sub-' stantiallyas described, l

'4; In ara'ilway carQthe combination with of anaxle box surrounding; the axle, ahous ing structuresurrounding the "ELXlBLbOX and closed. at, its inner'aend for'ret-aining lubri cant and excluding dirt, andicomprisinga thrust plateand a-capxboth surrounding the axle and extendingoverthe outerend of the housing structure, dust: excluding means .be-

tween said plate and said cap, and a lubrie omit-conducting said cap, substantiallyas described. a .q

' 5. In a railway car, the combination with an axle and a: Wheel surrounding the axle,

of an: axle box surroundiiigthe axle, a house ing structuresurrounding the axle bOXgiLIlCl the axle and .closed'for retaining-lubricant and (BXClUCllDgClllt, athrust plate and a cap' passage extending through 7 an axle. and a wheel surrounding t the: axle,

shapedito form a spacebetween'them which communicates at its lower part with 'the interior of the housing, means in said space for carrying. lubricant upward, meansin said space; for excluding :dirt, amlubricant-conducting passage extendingthrough the cap,

and a lubricantreceiving device on the outer end of-fsaid passage,substantially: as de scr1b'ed.f I I 6. In a railway car, the combination with an axle andawheel surrounding the axle, of an axle box surrounding the axle and haying a lower lubricant port, a, housing-structure seeuredto the car body and surrounding the axle box'and the axle and closedvfor retaining lubricant and excluding dirt, said structure including-a thrust wall extendingaround 'theaxle and over and securedto oneen'd of thehousing body, and al-fiange cap extending over the thrust plate-and extending around'the wheel hub, thehousing having apassage for the admission of lubricant into the housing, substantially as described. 7

7 In a railway car,the'-combination with an axle and a wheel surroundingxthe axle, of an axle box 'SlllIOllIldlIlgtllB axle, ahous-i ing structure secured tothe car body and 3 surrounding the axle boxandthe axle and closed for retaining lubricant andfexcludlng dlrt, sald structure including a thrust wall extending around the axle and over and seioo cured to oneend of'the housing body, anda" i flanged'cap extending over the: thrust plate and extending around the wheelhuband the thrust *platean'd the cap: being shaped to ,form an annular recess communicating-with" the lower part of the interior of the housing,

and washers in said annularr'ecessfor, carry,- ing lubricant upward from the lower part; ofsaid recess, substantially 'asd'escribed.

8. In a railway car, the combinationiwith,

an axle and wheels surrounding the axle, of an axle box surroundlngtheaxle,ahousing body secured to thelcar and surrounding th axle box and theax-le and closedbe'low for retaining lubricant iandl excluding .dirt,-'a thrust wallextending around the axle and over one end of the r-housin body I ancl. e.f'

inmate cured to the housingbody, a' cap havinga flange extending horizontally over the 7 wheel ghub and having ana nnular'inward-clireeted' ang fo the fcrmmeot an aa u rrewssi between the .cap'and th e thrust plate and commu a ngw h th l we part interior of the, housing, washens nsa d fan:

, nular recess for carrying lubricant upward, a from thelowerp'art ofsa'id'recess, means tor-admitting lubricant into the annular recess, substantially as'described. I

. 9.,111 .a railway car, the combination-with an axle and wheels surrounding the axle,jof an'axle box surrounding the ax1e a housing dy sec d to the ar a k urr nd the axle box and the axle and closed below for retaining lubricant andexcluding dirt, a thrust wall extending around the axle and over one-end of the housing body and securedto the housingfbody, a cap extending over the thrust wall and flangedto form be tween the capand the thrust iualllan annuv of the interior of the housing,

in said annular recess for carry ng lubricant lar recess communicating with the lower part and washers upward from the lower part of said recess, substantially as described. a 1

' 10. In a railway car, thecombination with an axle and a wheel surroundingthe axle, of an axle box surrounding the-axleand hav: ing in its lower part alubricant'port, ahouss ing structure surrounding the axle-ibox and sunrounding the axle at each end .of the axle box-and means on each end of the housing structure for excluding dirt and the housing structure hav ng an annularrecess bean axle and a wheelsurrounding the axle,

j ofan axle box surrounding-the axle and having in, s l w r pa t u r a t .p0r housing structure surrounding the axle box and surrounding the axle at each end of the axle box and-surrounding the adj acent'end'of the wheel hub, means on each end of the housing structure for excluding dirt and the housing structure having an annular recess between the wheel hub and the axle box, the lower-part of said recess communicating with the lower part of the housing structure which contains the axle box, means in the annular recess for carrying lubricant upward in said annular recess, and means for admitting lubricant into th'efhousing, sub stantially as described.

12. In a railway car,the combination with 'an axle and a Wheel surrounding the axle,of an axle box surroundmg the axle, a housing.

. meansfi' r n stru t re astou ding he ax 51102; and 7 cla ses at it nne end; e aini gx ubna cant and excluding d' t, and "having lateral .Qc; n d a cap surrounding the ot the hou in -bene ited; ever isaidtears;

t sa "eas, a d id ilost'antialgly a ,1described. I n flarailway Tcar, he combination with an axle an a eizi-iidi",extending iover the; -outer -end I inclil g i iplateiiand aiclxcap using h vi g p n fiq ;Otlubricant int V 750.",

wheel surrounding thel axle, i

ogt an ,axle box-surrounding the axle, ahous :j

structurei-surrounding the axle box and closed; at its inner end for. retaining lubricant and excluding dirt, and having lateral ears, a zthrustplateandpa cap surrounding the axle and extending over theouter end of the housing body. and over said ,ea rs,'bolts jtor-binding said plate and said cap tojsaid' ears, and said housing having a passage for the insertion of, Lubricant into the housing,

substantially .asdescribed.

a 4- I a W yCar,thecornbination with an axle and a Wheel surrounding the axle, of an axle box surroundlng the axle, a housing tructure surrounding the axle box and closed-at lt'SlIlIleI' end for *reta1n1nglubri Y cant and excluding dirt, and having lateral slotted ears,fa thrust plate and a cap sur: rounding the axle and, extending over the outer end of the housing body and over said ,ears, bolts for engagingin said slots binding said plate and" said .cap, and said housing having va passage for the insertion of lubricant into the housing,.subst n ially'as .described.-

15; In a railway car, the:combinationwith a-naxle and a wheelsurrounding-the. axle, of an axle box surrounding theg'i axle and having upper lubricant port, a housing struc-.

ing a thrustplate and, a cap, the thrustplate having i r its lower; partva port,; and the a housing: having a passage for the admission 1 o lab l6 H. 1 axle. and a Wheel surrounding the axle, of an axle zbox surrounding the axle and having a lubricant, sport, .a housing structure licant, Substantially as described. 1

ture surroundingthe axle :boxqand .compris-f I nagrailwaycanthecombination with surrounding the axle box and comprising a i thrust plate and a cap, said thrust plate I having an upper and a lower'lubricant port,

and said" housing havinga passage for-the admission of lubricant adjacent said upper port, substantially as described:

17. In a railway car, the combination with, anaxle and a wheel surrounding the axle,- of an axle box surrounding the axle, a housing surrounding the axle box and closed for retaininglubricant'and excluding dirt and comprising a 'flatf thrust plate'a'nd a; flanged cap, betweenwhich plate and cap is an up- I right annular recess communicating at its lower part with the lower part of the 'intein: which the axle 'boxis located, means in rior of 'tl e jportion of 1 the" housing in which the axle"-boxgis located and the" cap' 'havin'g anjup'p'er lubricant inlet', and me'ans in said annularrecessforjearrying "lubricant up- -lvarcl 'ffrom thezilowen part' of said recess,

; substantia ly-asdeseribed.

" 18, In a'railway}-car-, the

havinginits lower-part a' lubricant port, a

; 'lining-- within 'the axle'fboxand havingi a I lubricant port registermgwith the port in w the axle box,yandsaid lining being secured v ,theghousi-ng, a thrust -wall=surrounding the axleandextendi'ng over the outer end of the to prevent movement within the axle box, a

housing surrounding "the axle box and fhaving a port for the=deliverybfalubricant into housing body, and saidlvhou'sing having a- I passage for the a dmissionfof lubricant'into the housing to'accumulate 1n the lower part V of the housing, substantiallv as described.

1 closed for retaininglubricantfand compris ing a thrust plate :anda cap betweenwhich 19, In a railway car, the combination with an axle and a'wheel surrounding'the axle, of an axle box surroundln g the axle, a housing structure surroundingthe axle box and olosedior retaining lubricant and comprising a thrust 'plate'and a cap between which 1s anuprlght annular recess communlcating 1 at its lower part with the lowerpart of the interior of the portion ofthe housing in whi'ch the axlebox is located and the c apv o is an upright anmilarrecess communicating at its lower part with the lower-part of the-"interior of the "portion of the'housing saidannular recess for carrying lubricant upward from the-lower part'of sai d recess,

and alubricant-conducting passage extendingxthrough said cap, substantially as de scribed. j

I eombination with anfaxle and a -wheel surrounding' theaxle,

- e o-f an axlefbox surrounding the'axle and 1 l 10 f 21. In a railway "calg-jthe combination with an a'xle "and a wheel.surrounding'the axle'fofan axle fbox surrounding the axle, V a 7 housing structure "surroundingythe' axjle box and closed 1 forretai'ning lubricant and om risin a thrust; plateand a -ca pibetwe'en 7 wh ch is an -upright annular recess'communii catlngat its lowergpartwith. the lower part f f 6D of the interior of the portion of the-housing in which the axle box-is lo eated,*n1eans Y in said annular recess-for carrying lubricant v, upward fromthe lower-part of'saidrec'ess, f a lubricant-conducting -passage'- extending V through said cap, and a lubricant receiving device seated onsald passage, substantially as described. p I

22. In-a railway car, the combination'with an axle and a wheel surrounding the axle,

of an axle box-surrounding the axle and bering apertured for-admission of lubricant Q tive'to the axle-box'and adapted to-contain into said box from i the below-mentioned e housing, ahousingsurrounding the axle box l and the axle'and movable'up'and down rela o e 75 lubricant below the axle box and'drivesaid lubricant upward through the axle boxaper ture during relative upward movement of 1 the-housing, substantially as describedp- 7 i 23. In arailway car, the combination with auaxleand a wheel surround ng the axle,

of an-axle boxsurrounding the axle and Y i havlngi'its lower horizontal wall apertured' for admission of lubricant into saidbox from thebelow-mentioned housing, housing surrounding the axle box and the'axle and movable up and down relative to the axle box and adapted tdconta'in lubricant below the axle box and drive said'lubricant upward through the axle box aperture dur-v ing relative upward movement of the housmg, substantially as described. j

:In testimony wher of I h gned iny 7 n me at Knoxville, Tennessee, this 9th da e of r, eyea-r onethousand nine hundred and -twenty-six. 1

-- HUGH w. SANFORD, 7

' Intestimonywhereof I have -'signed my name at St. Louis, Missouri, this'l8th'dayl of December, 1926. 1

HARRY Jones; 1 

